Promise

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A declaration or assurance that one will do something or that something will happen. It represents a commitment to undertake a specified action or behave in a certain way.

“She made a promise to visit her grandmother every weekend.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈprɒmɪs/

Syllables

prom·ise

Related Words

Synonyms

pledgevowcommitment

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double I and common consonants P, R, M

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points; good for building with PRO- prefix

Words Related to Promise

Words you can make from Promise

Shorter words formed from the letters in “promise”.

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8-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “promise”.

promised promises

Longer words starting with Promise

Words that begin with “promise”.

promised promises

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